Bending Spoons seeks $1.62B US IPO

Bending Spoons is not a classic single-product startup story. Its reported IPO would test whether public markets like Europe’s acquisition-led software operator model.

What happened

Bending Spoons, the Italian software company behind Vimeo, WeTransfer, AOL and Eventbrite, is reportedly seeking to raise up to $1.62B in a US IPO.

At the top of the range, the company would be valued at around $19B.

Why it matters

This is a strong European tech exit signal.

Bending Spoons has grown through a rollup-style strategy, buying and operating well-known digital products. A large US IPO would test investor appetite for that model at scale.

The bigger picture

European tech exits are not only about new AI startups. Software operators that acquire, restructure and scale mature digital assets may become a bigger part of the European tech story.